MVA allies, Gandhi kin slam Kangana's 'real freedom' comment

Maha Vikas Aghadi allies and a Gandhi kin on Friday slammed Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut for her real freedom remark and demanded that the Bharatiya Janata Partyled Central government arrest her and take back all state honoursawards given to herLeaders of the Shiv SenaNationalist Congress PartyCongress lashed out at Ranaut who was recently conferred the Padma Shri by President Ram Nath Kovind for her apparent ignorance of history and factsGreat grandson of Mahatma Gandhi Tushar A Gandhi said that Kangana is an agent of hate intolerance and rabidity so it is not surprising she feels that India got her real freedom in 2014 when the BJP government came to powerHatred bigotry sham patriotism and oppression were liberated in India in 2014 and a very poisonous and vicious ideology gained dominance personified by Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tushar Gandhi said without mincing wordsSena MP and Chief Spokesperson Sanjay Raut said Kangana has insulted the nation which is celebrating the 75th jubilee of Indian Independence this year and must apologise to the whole countryShe says that Indias freedom in 1947 was a bheekh dole So does she mean that all the freedom fighters who have been honoured with the Tamra Patra and other awards are beggars She has defamed and maligned the whole country Raut saidNCPs National Spokesperson and Minorities Affairs Minister Nawab Malik said the actress may have been under the influence of narcotics when she made the comments referring to Kanganas past confession that she used to be a drug addictIt seems that Kangana Ranaut took a heavy dose of Malana Cream before she spoke She should be immediately arrested Malik said sarcastically hinting at the actress homestate Himachal Pradesh where the drug Malana Cream is producedCondemning Kanganas comments Congress General Secretary Sachin Sawant said This is the BJPs version of Jhansi Ki Rani who dares to slander the freedom struggle and sacrifices of the martyrs by her Azaadi bheek me mili hai statement nowIts a pity that such puppets are being nurtured by the BJP deliberately These puppets are not the real culprits but their master is Sawant saidOther leaders like Kishore Tiwari Atul LondhePatil Krishna Hegde and more have also attacked the actress for her remarks on a public forum and demanded a clarification from the BJP on her standTushar Gandhi added that since 2014 the purveyors of hate got official sanction to freely propagate their toxic ideologyIt is not surprising that such statements were made in a function attended by the PM After all today the PMO has become the fountain of hate that flows abundantly in India he saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever